자동복원식구명뗏목의 개발에 관한 연구

A Study on the Development of Auto-stabilizing Liferaft

Marine casualties to fishing boats such as sinking and capsizing took place frequently around the coastal waters in Korea. The existing inflatable liferaft onboard the fishing boats are known to be less stable under the heavy seas. The authors developed auto-stabilizing liferaft to reduce such defects and minimized the loss of life, installing a special ballasting and drain pipes to the liferaft. As a result of drifting and draining tests, new developed liferaft turn out to be much improved in stability with the satisfaction of SOLAS Convention.